Daylight, Temperature and Seasons

True or false:
Daylight hours on Earth are the same for everyone.

• True

• False

Australia is in which hemisphere?

• Northern Hemisphere

• Southern Hemisphere

• Eastern Hemisphere

• Western Hemisphere

Look at the diagram and select 3 correct statements:

In this diagram we can see _________________

• The Earth's orbit around the sun.

• How season changes happen as Earth orbits.

• How daylight hours change with the seasons.

• How shooting stars enter Earth's atmosphere.

Look at the Earth where the purple star is marked:

At this point in it's orbit, Australia is in which season?

• Winter

• Spring

• Autumn

• Summer

Look at the Earth where the red star is marked:

At this point in it's orbit, Australia is in which season?

• Winter

• Spring

• Autumn

• Summer

How many hours of daylight you have will depend on your l_______.

For example, if you are close to the North and South poles.

During orbit, some areas spend more or less time in the ​ (a)   as Earth tilts ​ (b)   or ​ (c)   from the sun. This changes the number of ​ (d)   and the ​ (e)   of different places.

• sunlight
• towards
• away
• daylight hours
• temperature

The sunlight reaching earth near the equator is more concentrated, travels a shorter distance and gives this area more h___​ .

True or False:

Places near the equator tend to have ​warmer climates and a more ​even spread of day and night hours.

• True

• False

Select all factors which of these affect the temperature on Earth

• Rotation (Day + Night)

• Orbit (Seasons)

• Asteroids

• Angle of sunrays